Container for double-edged safety razors



Dec.8,1925. I I 1,564,959

' J.HOLTZMAN 1 CONTAINER FOR DOUBLE EDGED SAFETY RAZORS Fild Dec. 2,1921 fr v/a INVENTOR JOHN HOLTZMfi/V Patented Dec. 8, 1925;

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JOHN HOLTZMAN, OF NEW YQRK, N. Y.

CONTAINER FOR DOUBLE-EDGED SAFETY RAZORS.

Application filed December 2, 1921. Serial No. 519,338.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN HoLTzMAN, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of New York, in the county and State of New York, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Containers for Double-EdgedSafety Razors, of which the fol lowing is a specification.

The principal purpose of this invention is to provide a case adapted tocontain the parts'of a safety razor when separated each part beingreadily accessible for assembling and all neatly arranged in a compactpackage,

A further object is to furnish means within the casing whereby the razorblade is held in connection with stropping devices which may be actuatedat any time when the casing is closed, thus afi'ording keen cuttingedges without recourse to extraneous apparatus,

Another object is the provision of means which automatically prevent therotation of the stropping rollers when the case is opened Other objectsare to provide a mirror com bined with the case, and in eneral tofurnish a toilet adjunct of practical utility for the convenience ofthose who shave.

' 'These and other like objects are attained by the novel construction,combination and arrangement of parts hereinafterdescribed and shown inthe accompanying drawing,

forming a material part of this disclosure, and in which Figure 1 is aplan view showing theinterior of the razor case when in open position,parts being broken away to disclose structural features.

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional view of the same when the elementsare at right angles, the section being taken substantially on line 2-2of Figure 1.

Fi urc 3 is a fragmentary sectional view taker? on line 3-3 of Figure 1.in

Figure 4 is a side elevational view show ing the relation of the upperand lower roller supports when the case is closed,

Figure 5 is a side view of the blade carrier in detail.

Figure 6 is a view of the casing as closed, looking from the front, themirror being partially raised.

In the drawing, the numeral 10 designates one of the casing members and12 the other,

these members being joined along one of their lon er edges by hingeslland held,

when in c osed position, by a spring catch 13.

The case, as shown, is an elongated rectangle in shape and may be saidto resemble a box comprised of the hollow body member 10 and hollowcover 12, the latter having its outer wall 14 arranged in the manner ofa thin lid, held by hinges 15 at one end and a spring catch 16 at theother, the inner surface of the lid carrying a mirror 17, thatcan beadjusted at an angle, as shown in Figure 6 for use as may be required.

Adjacent the surface of the mirror, when the same is folded inward, is afixed wallor partition 19 constituting the real cover plate of the box.

Near one end of the body portion 10 of the case is-a raised, inwardlyextending block 20 carrying comically pointed pins 21 adapted to enteropenings in the razor clamp head A, held by a similar block 22 carriedby the cover 12, these blocks'co-operating'to clamp the head when thecase is closed.

A pair of forkedsupports 23 extend u ward from the bottom 10, parallel.to t 0 front wall of the box, adapted to receive the razor handle B,and a similar but a reversed pair of forks 24 extend from the coverplate 19 whereby the handle is held clamped when the case is closed.

A sleeve 25 is revolvably mounted tra 5- versely of the case in the bodyportion 10, between its front and rear walls, and slidable in the sleeveis a spindle 26, its inner reduced and 27 being engageable in an opening28 in the rear wall when the spindle is pushed in to its limit,

The outer end of the spindle is bifurcated and between the forks areindependently ivoted a air of links '30, their outer ends beingsimilarly engaged in a handle 31 which may be positioned to act as acrank for manually rotating the spindle or extended in alineinent withthe spindle so as to .be telescopically received within the sleeve 25.

Formed in the spindle 26 is a transverse groove 32 adapted to contain aball or sphere 33, within the sleeve and in such manner as to act as. afriction clutch, engaging the interior of the sleeve and causing it torotate base and adapted to hold a number of razor blades when nototherwise in use.

A short transverse partition plate 36 stands up from the base 10adjacent the teeth of the razor guard clamp A, and a similarlongitudinal partition 37 is arranged adjacent the handle B.

Resting on the inner surface of the base 10 are arcuately bowed flatsprings 38 and 39 and similar semi-elliptic springs 40 and 41 arepositioned on the cover plate element 19.

Contacting with the convexly curved sun face of the springs 38 and 39 isa bracket composed of a flat plate 42 having raised right angular ends'43 and 43 drilled to receive a pair of parallel spaced spindles 44 and44. I

The brackets are held on the springs by screws 45 in such manner as topermit them to be pressed toward the base 10 for a purpose further onapparent. In like manner similar screws 45 hold another bracketcomprised of a plate element 46 and angular function of miter gears, andobviously rotating the spindles in opposite directions.

Similar gears 51 and 51' are fixed on the spindles 48 and 48 which, whenthe case is closed, mesh with the" gears 49 and 49 so as to be driven bythem but when the case is open, even partially, the gears are lockedagainst rotation by detents 39 and 4l formed in the manner of books atthe 'ends of the springs 39 and 41.

When the case is closed, forcing the brackets apart, the brackets, byreason of their edges coming in contact with the springs, retract thedetents and permitthe gears to be rotated.

Slidably mounted in the raised elements 47 and 47 of the bracket securedin the cover, centrally between the spindles, is a rectangular bar 52having a raised offset central portion 53, carrying conically pointedpins 54 a'd-aptedfto engage inthe openings of the razor blade C, whichis at-. tracted and held upon the raised portion 531-- of the bar byreason of magnetism with which it is charged circumferential groove 56receptive of a screw cam 57 secured on the rear extending end of thespindle 48 so that as the spindle is rotated, the bar 52 will bereciprocated longitudinally between the spindles.

Fixed on each of the spindles are drums 58 of uniform diameter andsecured to the drums are helically wound strips 59 of leather or likematerial forming pliable, slightly elastic coils capable of carrying afine abrasive powder, the coils of eachspindle being reverse to that ofthe next adjacent and so spaced as to permit intersection between thecoils in the base and cover respectively.

It will be seen that the blade C is doubleedged and when not assembledwith its handle and clamp, it is preferably disposed between the upperand lower pairs of support rolls, clamped safely between them when thecase is closed, and further, that the blade is in position to bestropped by withdrawing and actuating the crank handle 31.

It will also be apparent that upon releas ing the cover, the springdetents will engage in the teeth of the gears, which has the effect ofholding the helical abrading coils in relation to the grooves of theadjacent roll. i

The'foregoing disclosure is to be regarded as descriptive andillustrativerather than restrictive or limitative of the invention, ofwhich obviously an embodiment may be constructed including minormodifications, without departing from the general scope hereinindicated.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A safety razor sharpener comprising a hollow body, having a hollowcover hinge'dly engaged therewith, cushion surfaced spring mounted rollsarranged in pairs in said body and cover to hold a razor blade, means toprevent said rolls'from rotating when said cover is raised, and means ofrotating said rolls when said cover is closed.

2. A safety razor sharpener comprising a pair of hinged members, pairsof rolls rotatably mounted in the hinged members, said rolls being ofuniform diameter. means for manually rotating said rolls, elastichelical strips on each of said rolls, said strips being held ininterposed relation, a sliding carrier .fo'r the razor blade, and meansoperated by the-actuation of said rolls for moving the bladereciprocatively between the upper and lower pairs of said rolls.

3. A safety razor case for a double edged blade comprising a hollowbody, a single hollow cover hingcdly engaged therewith, spirally-ribbedrolls in said case to guard the edges of the blade, saidrolls beingoperative to sharpen the blade, other rolls in said cover inter-meshinggears on all of said rolls, said gears separatin upon raising the cover;resiliently mounted supportsfor the body rol s, means on said supportsto prevent the rolls from rotating when the cover is raised, and'movablemeans to keep said blade in alinement with the axis of said rolls.

4. A razor sharpener for a double edged blade comprising a hollow body,a single hollow cover hingedly engaged therewith, abrading elements insaid body, said blade being engaged by said elements when the body andcover are in closed position, spring seated supports for said elements,other abrading elements in said cover, means normally communicatingrotary motion between said elements, said means separating upon raisingthe cover, and means combined with the support seats to prevent rotationof the" elements when said cover is raised from the body.

5. A safety razor stropper for a double ed ed blade comprising a hollowbody, a ho low cover hingedl engaged therewith, and helically grooveflexible rolls journalled therein, for simultaneously stropping all fourcutting faces of the blade and .means in said body to prevent therotation of said rolls when the body is partially or entirely opened.

6. A safety razor case comprising a hollow bod a hollow cover hingedlyengaged therewitr, said case containing positioning means for the razorblade, a pair of rolls journalled in the body, and another pair in thecover, said rolls being in contact with the blade simultaneously withthe closing of the case in one single operation and locking means toprevent the rotation of said rolls when the case is partially orentirely open. Y

7. A ,safety' razor casing comprising a body, having ,a cover, pairs ofspirally grooved abrading rolls journalled therein, gears on each ofsaid rolls, spring detents in said casing and cover to prevent therotation' of any of the abra'ding rolls when the cover is raised, andmeans operative upon closing the cover to retract said detentsi 8. Asafety razor casing formed of tw sections hinged to each other andadapted to be closed together, eachsection having mounted therein a pairof helically grooved flexible rolls, said rolls being geared torotate*opposite directions when the sections 'are closed, means to preventrotationof the rolls in either direction when the sections are opened,means for supporting a blade intermediate the roll, and means for movingthe blade reciprocatively during the rotation of the rolls.

9. A safety razor casing comprising a hollow body, a hollow coverhingedly engaged therewith, helically formed rolls in said body andcover respectively and locking means to prevent the rotation of saidrolls when the case is partially or entirely opened.-

10. A safety razor blade sharpener comprising a pair of hollow bodieshingedly engaged with each other, a bracket secured in each of saidbodies, springs supporting the ends ofeach bracket, a pair of sharpeningrolls revolvably mounted in each bracket, a spur gear secured toeach ofthe rolls so when said hollow bodies are closed the pair of rolls arebrought into close proximity, said gears being out of mesh when saidbodies are opened, means on the ends of said springs to automaticallyengage said gears .upon separating the bodies a blade holder supportedintermediate said rolls and having blade positioning members for causingboth edges of the blade held thereby to be exposed to said sharpeningrolls, and means extending outside of the body to operate said rolls,said rolls being effective when operated in one direction only.

11. In a razor blade'sharpener the combination of a frame 'or casinghaving a lower member and upper member hinged thereto, a pair ofhelically grooved sharpenin rolls mounted in'the lower member, a bladeholder having positioning means to hold a 'double f edge blade, a pairof helically grooved v sharpening rolls mounted in the upper member,means to simultaneously turn all the rolls when the members are lockedto each other, and means to revent turning any of said rolls when saidcasing members are opened upon their hinges.

12. In a blade sharpener for stropping safety razor blades, thecombination of a casing comprising, a lower member, and an upper memberhinged thereto, a pair of sharpening rolls rotatably mounted in saidcasing, outwardly projecting helically dis posed stropping surfacesprovided for each roll, the stroppmg surfaces of each roll disposedbetween stropping surfaces of the other roll, gearing connecting saidrolls so arranged as to be separated by movement of one member away fromthe other and means for maintaining them in the same angular relationuntil brought together, and threaded means disposed in the casing foradjusting the distance of the axes of said rolls to regulate thepressure of the rolls on the I blade while being stropped.

13. In a razor blade sharpener the combination of a frame or casinghaving a lower member and up er member hinged thereto, a pair of helicay grooved sharpenin rolls mounted in the lower member, a helicallygrooved sharpening roll mounted in the upper member, threaded meansextending from the casing substantially centrally disposed intermediatesaid rolls for adjustin the distance of the axes of the rolls, an meansto simultaneously turn all the rolls when the members are closed to eachother.

14. In a blade sharpener for stropping safety razor blades, thecombination of a casing comprising a lower member, and an upper memberhinged thereto, a pair of sharpening rolls mounted in said casing, anoutwardly projecting helically disposed stropping surface provided foreacharoll, the stropping surface of each rolldisposed between stroppingsurfaces of the other roll, gearing connecting said rolls so arranged as.to be separated by movement of one member away from the other and meansfor maintaining them in the same angular relation until broughttogether, and means disposed in the casing to determine the distances ofthe axes of said rolls to regulate the pressure of the rolls on theblade while being stropped,

15. In a razor blade sharpener, the combination of a casing having alower and upper member hinged thereto, a pair of hehcally groovedsharpening rolls mounted in the lower member, blade positioning means inthe casing adapted to hold a double -edge blade intermediate said rolls,a pair of helically grooved sharpening rolls mounted in the uppermember, a gear train connecting all said rolls and so arranged as to beseparated by movement of one memher away from the other, and means formaintaining them in the same angular relation until brought together. I

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

JOHN HOLTZIMAN.

